Exploring Neurological Effects and Life Experiences of Language Deprivation in the Deaf Community of the Dominican Republic

这项由聋人主导的建议旨在更好地理解语言剥夺的显著概念和模式 多米尼加共和国聋人社区(DR)，提高研究能力和加强 使用大众教育原则的伙伴关系和围绕开展 参与性定性研究。习得语言的干扰是对长期的最大威胁- 聋儿的学期健康和幸福。“语言剥夺”是一种不一致的体验 语言习得关键时期的可接触语言接触--时间敏感型 建立第一语言基础的神经发育期。没有一个完整的第一 关键时期关闭前的语言基础与永久性非典型性 聋人的神经结构改变，可能与教育、健康和健康状况差有关 在失聪人口中看到的就业结果。听力损失是导致听力下降的第四大原因。 世界范围内的残疾生活(YLD)，在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区尤为严重。这 该项目提议扩大两个现有的合作伙伴关系-一个是由NIH资助的长期现有研究 罗切斯特大学(UR)和庞蒂菲卡大学之间的伙伴关系 Maestra(PUCMM)，以及发现聋人世界之间另一个由美国国际开发署资助的现有合作伙伴关系 (DDW；总部设在罗切斯特的一个国际聋人非政府组织)和阿拉索尔多斯国家协会 多米尼加代表(多米尼加共和国全国聋人协会)。小才是 了解DR聋人群体中语言剥夺的表现和经历，以及 强大但迄今分开的现有伙伴关系可以合并，以创建一个新的重点和 关于主题的体验式学习。因此，我们的目标是：1)调查和记录健康状况 DR聋人社区的关注和需求，特别关注儿童早期语言 体验、感知结果、语言动态的识别和参与度 聋人人口；2)建立和扩大开展聋人社区参与研究的能力 多米尼加人，以及3)发展和加强对全球聋人健康和 美国和多米尼加学术机构和聋人社区之间的语言剥夺 组织。该项目以所涉及的双/三/四语言(ASL/DSL/)的原则和方法为指导 英语/西班牙语)团队已经进行了演示，该项目的中心是 合作伙伴在完成一项试点研究过程中实施的能力建设和加强伙伴关系 为这个项目开发后勤、仪器、程序和人员。

This Deaf-led proposal aims to better understand salient concepts and patterns of language deprivation in Deaf communities of the Dominican Republic (DR), generating research capacity and strengthening partnerships using Popular Education principles and community collaboration around the conduct of a participatory qualitative study. The interference of acquiring language is the greatest threat to the long- term health and well-being of deaf children. “Language deprivation” is the experience of inconsistently accessible language exposure during the critical period of language acquisition – a time-sensitive neurodevelopmental period for establishing a first language foundation. Not having a complete first language foundation before the critical period “window” closes is associated with permanent atypical neurostructural changes in deaf people and may be associated with poor education, health, and employment outcomes seen in the deaf population. Hearing loss is the fourth leading cause of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) worldwide, and is particularly acute in Latin America and the Caribbean. This project proposes to expands two existing partnerships - one long-term existing NIH-funded research partnership between the University of Rochester (UR) and Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), and another existing USAID- funded partnership between Discovering Deaf Worlds (DDW; an international deaf NGO based in Rochester) and the Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la República Dominicana (ANSORDO; National Association of the Deaf of the Dominican Republic). Little is known about the manifestations and experiences of language deprivation in the DR’s deaf population and strong but heretofore separate existing partnerships can be merged to create a new emphasis and experiential learning on the topic. As such, our aims are to: 1) Investigate and document the health concerns and needs of the DR’s Deaf communities, with particular focus on early childhood language experiences, perceived consequences, and the identification of language dynamics and engagement of Deaf populations; 2) Generate and expand capacity to conduct community- engaged research with Deaf Dominicans, and 3) Grow and strengthen a collaborative research focus on global deaf health and language deprivation between US and Dominican academic institutions and deaf community organizations. The project is guided by principles and methods the involved bi/tri/quadrilingual (ASL/ DSL/ English/ Spanish) teams have already demonstrated, and the project is centered around a model of capacity building and partnership strengthening implemented by the partners in completing a pilot study to develop logistics, instruments, procedures, and personnel for this project.